Background Access to free essential medicines is a critical component of universal health
coverage. However availability of essential medicines is poor in India with more than two …

Introduction To achieve universal health coverage, the Government of India has introduced
Ayushman Bharat-Pradhan Mantri Jan Arogya Yojana (AB-PMJAY), a large tax-funded …

Methods: The inpatient department (IPD) statistics of the public sector facilities in Yamuna
Nagar district where user charges had been introduced were analysed and compared with …

Kerala's recent urban growth rate has thrown open a challenge before the state government
to cater the needs of the urban population and design programmes to provide basic facilities …

Background: Poor prescription practices result in increased side effects, adverse drug
reactions, and high cost of treatment. The present study was undertaken to describe the drug …

Background In low-and middle-income countries (LMICs), provisioning for surgical care is a
public health priority. Ayushman Bharat Pradhan Mantri-Jan Aarogya Yojana (AB PM-JAY) …

Background Generation of resources for providing health care services is an important issue
in develo** countries. User charges in the form of Surgical Package Program (SPP) were …

Methods: For this purpose, a cross-sectional district nutrition profile study conducted during
2002-2003 was used. The data on 10,096 children drawn from 1080 villages in 54 districts …

In spite of ample natural and human resources, the north east region of India that consists of
eight states is still lagging behind as compared to many states of India. People of these …

Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghlaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim and Tripura, and has
been described as the most diverse, complex and resourceful region of the country …